civilian
noun
[ sɪˈvɪlj(ə)n ]
• a person not in the armed services or the police force.
• "terrorists and soldiers have killed tens of thousands of civilians"
civilian
adjective
• relating to civilians.
• "civilian clothes"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a practitioner of civil law): from Old French civilien, in the phrase droit civilien ‘civil law’. The current sense arose in the early 19th century.
